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EP1909438 - AN APPARATUS FOR A TRADITIONAL TERMINAL TO ACCESS AN IMS SYSTEM AND THE METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.09.2018
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.02.2019  [2019/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District
518057 Shenzhen City
Guangdong Province / CN
[N/P]
Former [2008/15]For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District 518057 Shenzhen City
Guandong Province / CN
Inventor(s)01 / HU, Xianli ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park Nanshan District
Shenzhen Guangdong / CN
02 / WANG, Gang ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park Nanshan District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518057 / CN
 [2008/15]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/20]Zerbi, Guido Maria, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Piazza Borromeo, 12
20123 Milano / IT
Former [2008/15]Gray, John James
Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date05774355.122.07.2005
[2008/15]
WO2005CN01105
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007009298
Date:25.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1909438
Date:09.04.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.01.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN25.01.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/56, H04L29/06, H04J3/24
[2008/15]
CPC:
H04L65/1073 (EP,US); H04L65/1016 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/15]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG FÜR EIN TRADITIONELLES ENDGERÄT ZUM ZUGRIFF AUF EIN IMS-SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR[2008/15]
English:AN APPARATUS FOR A TRADITIONAL TERMINAL TO ACCESS AN IMS SYSTEM AND THE METHOD THEREOF[2008/15]
French:APPAREIL ET MÉTHODE PERMETTANT À UN TERMINAL TRADITIONNEL D ACCÉDER À UN SYSTÈME IMS[2008/15]
Entry into regional phase04.02.2008Translation filed 
04.02.2008National basic fee paid 
04.02.2008Search fee paid 
04.02.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
04.02.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/15]
19.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.10.2018
14.09.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/06]
24.09.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/06]
04.10.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.09.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
04.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
09.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
10.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
25.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
25.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - "TISPAN NGN Functional Architecture PSTN/ISDN Emulation Subsystem; IMS-based functional architecture; Draft ETSI TS 1XX XXX", 96. MPEG MEETING;21-3-2011 - 25-3-2011; GENEVA; (MOTION PICTURE EXPERTGROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11), LIS, SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, FRANCE, (20050101), no. V 1.1.5, ISSN 0000-0001, XP014029577 [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [04.2] , [12.1] - [12.3] - [0 13] *
 [Y]  - HAMDI M ET AL, "VOICE SERVICE INTERWORKING FOR PSTN AND IP NETWORKS", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, (19990501), vol. 37, no. 5, doi:10.1109/35.762865, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 104 - 111, XP000830888 [Y] 1-11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.762865
International search[A]WO9917512  (KONINKL KPN NV [NL], et al);
 [A]US2004146040  (PHAN-ANH SON [HU], et al);
 [A]CN1610330  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN])
ExaminationWO2005022881
    - SIPURA TECHNOLOGY INC, "SPA User guide July 2004", INTERNET CITATION, (200407), URL: http://www.sipura.com/Documents/SipuraSPAUserGuidev2.0.9.pdf, (20071107), XP002457978
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